Treatment of PTSD with MDMA as a method of counteracting the incidence of suicide. A discussion in the context of Polish law. Cover Image

Leczenie PTSD z wykorzystaniem MDMA jako sposób przeciwdziałania zjawisku samobójstwa (problemy de lege lata)
Treatment of PTSD with MDMA as a method of counteracting the incidence of suicide. A discussion in the context of Polish law.

Author(s): Konrad Burdziak
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Social Sciences, Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, Criminal Law, Civil Law, Sociology, Substance abuse and addiction
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Szczecińskiego
Keywords: PTSD; MDMA; psychoactive substances; suicide

Summary/Abstract: The subject of the study is the treatment of PTSD with the use of MDMA as a method of counteracting the incidence of suicide. The discussion is carried out in the context of Polish law. The method used in the paper involves an analysis of the law in force, aided by M. Zieliński’s derivative concept of legal interpretation. The author of the study has established that: 1) PTSD may constitute a source of a threat to human life and health where persons might take their own lives; 2) PTSD can be successfully treated with MDMA; 3) Polish law does not allow the use of MDMA in the treatment of PTSD; 4) Polish law provides for criminal liability for possession of MDMA/ecstasy.

  • Issue Year: 2021
  • Issue No: 35 (3)
  • Page Range: 9-22
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: Polish